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NAAEE is in the early stages of developing a set of guidelines focusing on climate change education and climate justice as part of the Guidelines for Excellence series. We envision that this set of guidelines will provide a set of recommendations for developing and implementing community-driven…
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Affiliate leaders are needed to help inform a new Affiliate Fund at NAAEE. We anticipate engaging approximately 8 individuals, including Affiliate leaders to advise the design of an RFP and serve as reviewers for funding requests.
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Guest writer David J. Backes shares the wisdom of Sigurd F. Olsen who is as relevant to connecting to nature today as in 1987. In the advancement of climate solutions, Backes describes how "hope is a verb with its sleeves rolled up."
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CEE-Change Fellow Eileen Boekestein poetically expresses how the environmental education career journey isn't a pipeline, but a braided river of ever-changing entry points.
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What's the Worldwide Teach-In? Learn about a bottom-up educational event led by educators and community members.
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Members of the Climate Change eePRO Group met at the NAAEE Annual Conference in October 2022. This blog recaps what was discussed and shares links to resources that were mentioned during the session.
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CEE-Change Fellow Justin Kaput found that passion and dedication can be tested and ultimately victorious when fostering climate action in students, even when a global pandemic intervenes. Over two years, Justin's students created and adapted their Climate Walk events to allow for a truly meaningful…
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It’s crucial that COP27 positions disabled people’s expertise and lived experiences front and center in decision-making spaces.
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By rethinking what gifts can be and how we ask for them, we can bring less stress and more meaning back to the holidays.
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Integrating folk and Indigenous stories in environmental education and heritage interpretation can help preserve tangible cultural and natural heritage sites. Irina Ayurzanaeva, an environmental educator from the Lake Baikal region of eastern Siberia weaves her Indigenous roots and her Buddhist and…
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We want to hear from you. NAAEE strives to provide the best experience possible for attendees. Share your feedback on our NAAEE 2022 in-person and virtual Conference and Research Symposium by taking our survey.
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Read on for a few tips on how to make sure that Halloween isn’t scary for wildlife.
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We learn through personal experiences. In turn our verve for whatever we learn is contagious. The author discovered photography as a means of expressing her love for the natural world. Up at 5:15 AM, she would go to Bard Lake and discover the moments of sunrise and the natural world in that time…
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"Spirit" is a true autobiography of Joe Lombardi's youth as a camper and counselor at a camp in the rolling hills of eastern Pennsylvania for children from urban Philadelphia.
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We truly appreciate the collective exchange of ideas each of the presenters and keynote speakers facilitate and champion at the NAAEE Annual Research Symposium and Conference. In this post, we're amplifying sessions at NAAEE2022 that center Native voices, culture, and knowledge.
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Share ideas, collaborate, and advance, together. Join an eePRO Group Meeting at NAAEE2022 on Friday, October 14 from 1:00 PM–2:00 PM MST.
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NOAA’s Environmental Literacy Program is excited to announce that it is funding nine new projects that will use education to build the foundation for resilience to weather and climate hazards.
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National Latinx and Hispanic Heritage Month takes place every year from September 15 to October 15, as a time to recognize and celebrate the contributions, diverse cultures and histories of the Latinx community in the United States.
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CEE-Change Fellow Carolin Ellerkemp collects stories of water access and usage from community elders to share with younger generations. The H2Our Project encourages these youth to do the same with their elders, building on a greater public awareness and a more sustainable use of water.
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On Indigenous Peoples' Day, we celebrate the cultures and history of Indigenous communities across the United States. We acknowledge that we are on land that has traditionally been, and in many places is currently, cared for by Indigenous people. To transition this remembrance and recognition into…
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Join us in celebrating Aquaculture Week as we feature the tremendous dedication and innovation of our Aquaculture Literacy Grantees of 2021–2022.
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Luis Camargo, the founder of Organizacion para la Educacion y Protection Ambiental, describes the pillars for a nature-based regenerative education in this blog post.
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By completing a mini-MWEE, educators shared skills and innovated ways to implement a Meaningful Watershed Education Experience program this school year. Learn more in the latest Watershed Chronicles.
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After much hard work and team dedication, we are delighted to reveal our new NAAEE website!
